March 05, 2007
Wall Street Historic District added to National Register
The Wall Street Historic District today was named to the National Register of Historic Places, which is administered by the National Parks Service.
Except for the street patterns, almost no remnant of New Amsterdam can be found downtown due to the Great Fire of 1835. But the National Architectural Trust points out that the area is rich with late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century building styles such as French Second Empire, Renaissance Revival, Beaux-Arts and early skyscrapers from the Art Deco, Moderne and International style.
The designation will give some businesses in the 36-block area access to tax benefits and certain preservation grants, the Associated Press reports.
Among the buildings included in the new Wall Street Historic District is Federal Hall, a Greek Revival-style structure completed in 1842 on the location where President Washington took the oath of office April 30, 1789.
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March 5, 2007 03:12 PM in Architecture, Cheap Stuff, Downtown, History, Sightsology
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